Verb hold off has 2 senses
  1. hold off - fight to a stand-off; "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos back"
    --1 is one way to
    resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. wait, hold off, hold back - wait before acting
    --2 is one way to act, move
    Sample sentence:
    They hold off a long time
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